Sidhu back in action; says not quitting Cong

July 24, 2019 19:24

After lying low for weeks following a change in his portfolio in the Punjab cabinet, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu is meeting his supporters again, telling them he remains with the Congress.

Sidhu met supporters, including local municipal councillors, at his home in Amritsar on Tuesday.

"It was made clear at the meeting that he has resigned from the Punjab cabinet but certainly not from the party. He motivated everybody at the meeting to work hard for the party", said Monika Sharma, who was among the municipal councillors there.

The Congress MLA said he has no intention of quitting the party in the future as well, according to the local leader.

Sidhu was earlier with the BJP and joined the Congress just ahead of the Punjab assembly polls in 2017.

His relations with Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh were strained and he was stripped of his local government and tourism portfolios in a reshuffle on June 6.

Sidhu never took charge of his new Power portfolio and also kept away from the media.

The chief minister accepted his resignation from the state cabinet on Saturday.

Monika Sharma said Sidhu urged everyone to work for boosting development, particularly in his Amritsar East assembly constituency.

The MLA assured that he will meet the municipal councillors on a day-to-day basis on development projects and problems related to the constituency.

Sidhu also informed us that he would visit his constituency on a daily basis to learn the ground reality, besides interacting with the common voters to sort out their grievances," Sharma said.

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